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Android |OT| Now in 120hz
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Nice. Phone still holding up ok? Does it need to optimize or restart every day like flossy say?
Looks like someone was wrong: https://www.gsmarena.com/those_photos_of_the_mi_mix_2s_were_fake-news-28181.php
AJ trying too hard to rile people up over in Etcetera. Reminds me of the good old days at the old place.
So I got my Samsung! Having trouble getting smart switch to work but that's ok I'll figure that out!
I did some research and found out about launchers. Which would you fine posters recommend?
I'm not sure which launcher to pick, ideally one that runs fast and light, that would let me pretty much closely replicate the pixel style (google search bar/assistant etc).
If that can't be done I'd love to hear other recommendations!
So far I've heard nova and apex are pretty good apparently.
I did some research and found out about launchers. Which would you fine posters recommend?
I'm not sure which launcher to pick, ideally one that runs fast and light, that would let me pretty much closely replicate the pixel style (google search bar/assistant etc).
If that can't be done I'd love to hear other recommendations!
So far I've heard nova and apex are pretty good apparently.
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I am just absolutely fascinated by people who have such strong opinions against Face ID yet don't own an iPhone X. They're only allowed to have no opinion on Face ID. None.
I'm really happy with Nova launcher and you should be able to replicate the Pixel launcher without issues.
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...arch-widget-dock-using-nova-launcher-0180359/
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What about owning a Pixel 2 XL allows you to determine the trash screen? That's literally just seeing it in a Verizon store and blinding yourself. iPhone X Face ID requires owning one to really understand how it replaces Touch ID.
Just check the iPhone X owners thread. Everyone is happy. Or we can listen to non iPhone X owners make stuff up. I usually check the months old iPhone X Face ID rumors thread for that.
That sweet Samsung display.
Also, I can criticise Face ID as much as I want. There are videos of it failing tests with twins and opening when the person is pretending to be asleep on YouTube already. Also, if you crack the screen you risk rendering your phone useless if the crack interferes with the sensors. And, no. I don't have one.
Also, I can criticise Face ID as much as I want. There are videos of it failing tests with twins and opening when the person is pretending to be asleep on YouTube already. Also, if you crack the screen you risk rendering your phone useless if the crack interferes with the sensors. And, no. I don't have one.
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Do I need to buy one so the criticism above becomes valid? Don't be ridiculous.
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Who edited my thread title? That's ridiculous.
Some of the worst crap on GAF was a mod editing a title to be cool. It would totally destroy a thread, cause a pile on, and drive the hive mind. I got it. That won't happen with this thread title edit. But the fact that some mod decided to do it is crap. Get your own thread or wait until the next OT.
Some of the worst crap on GAF was a mod editing a title to be cool. It would totally destroy a thread, cause a pile on, and drive the hive mind. I got it. That won't happen with this thread title edit. But the fact that some mod decided to do it is crap. Get your own thread or wait until the next OT.
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Why can't you wait until the next OT? Or PM me to discuss instead of making a unilateral decision? Not cool. We came up with it in our Discord.
Okay, I judged it as gloating and that's my bad. If the community decided on it, that's fine. I changed it back. My apologies.
Getting a note 8.
If I feel that same bit of dissatisfaction with its performance, as I did with the S8, I'm going with an iPhone X.
Sassy boy.
If I feel that same bit of dissatisfaction with its performance, as I did with the S8, I'm going with an iPhone X.
Sassy boy.
What do you mean by performance? I know someone here was saying the S8 and Note 8 opens apps quicker than the iPhone X.
I own an S8 (my wife uses it for now), and I've tried an X for a bit - and I gotta say, I prefer the general performance of the X.
S8 can lag out, stutter, not respond, and become overly aggressive with memory management.
Yup, that's totally true, but I think that's just Samsung and the Note 8 won't fix that. The S8+ does it more than my Nexus 6/6P or Pixel C ever did.
Really hoping Razer's "Vanilla+Nova Prime" approach remedies that.
Finally flipped the switch on my trial run back on Android. Apple should do a better job of highlighting that de-registering your iMessage will take a few hours to propagate out to everyone. Shit was driving me up a wall.
I used to switch between the two often and it would go through instantly. Weird!
I made up my mind that I won't go back to android phone wise until there is a pixel similar to the iPhone X (or even the s8 at the least). Smaller size, no bezels/or bezelesss altogether. etc...that's when I'll consider it. Might get another Chromebook soon though.
it works great. i definitely don't feel the need to restart...
the optimizer basically seems to do what Greenify does...
This is the type of shit that GAF was bad about.
Mods making their own decisions vs consulting various groups that actually make up the communities around here.
I abhor this idea, and quite frankly think it sets a terrible precedent going forward on how things are going to be handled around here.
You can rest easy, it was already resolved two posts below it. We only change titles in case of trolling, and I did indeed make a mistake in seeing it like that. AJ explained, I apologised and I don't think it really needs any further debate. But you're welcome to send me a PM if you want to discuss it further.
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I mean, this thread has been up for forever. Not sure how you'd get a trolling title out of it a month later. Also, disagree with PMing. That's the lack of transparency we hated GAF for. All of us, I think, can agree on that.
Did anyone see mkbhd Pixelbook video? He trashed it hard. Also wtf at AAAA batteries lolhttps://youtu.be/Ja_GMU7-sjs
I don't want to discuss it with you. I want to discuss it with the site holders.
This is like saying I want to discuss it with the perpetrator vs discussing it with the judge or arbitrator.
It's even worse that you just caved, switched it back, and then tried to move it along. This is the exact thing we can't have happen around here.
Tbf im still not convinced AJ isn't trolling. Do you even have an android phone atm ;)
And yeah this site needs to get rid of the original poster icon.
No wonder the mod was confused lol.
BTW face Id is fine. I do have a iPhone x.
Iris scan never worked for me. Wonder if it was due to the coating on my glasses.
Face Id does struggle to unlock when I'm in bed in the morning though.
And yeah this site needs to get rid of the original poster icon.
No wonder the mod was confused lol.
BTW face Id is fine. I do have a iPhone x.
Iris scan never worked for me. Wonder if it was due to the coating on my glasses.
Face Id does struggle to unlock when I'm in bed in the morning though.
I understand. You can PM Rowlf about this, he's one of the head of the mod teams. And the person with whom I discussed this before changing it back.
Damn, you guys are vicious, lol. Power to the posters!
No potato cam phone will ever get that title.
I do hope that the higher refresh rate is a feature for all flagship phones next year. That way I can get it on a proper device with a great camera, build, waterproofing, inductive charging etc. And hopefully no dongle.
No potato cam phone will ever get that title.
I do hope that the higher refresh rate is a feature for all flagship phones next year. That way I can get it on a proper device with a great camera, build, waterproofing, inductive charging etc. And hopefully no dongle.
I said phone, not DSLR ;)
Nah for real, my use cases are so different from the majorities that I would trade the camera on the Razer entirely for a built in headphone jack.
I'd trade them both for a landscape keyboard.
Lol yeah. Get rid of the dual camera model which do take up quite a bit of space for a headphone jack or more battery.
Not handling shit and just letting shit go spiralled out and got us into a massive cluster fuck the last time.
I don't want to go through that again. So better to get on top of community issues when they arise vs sweeping shit under the rug.
I might have to create a thread on the regular side of OT as I think dealing with stuff via PM sets a bad backdoor policy where things aren't out in the open for everyone to know just what exactly goes down so they can make a clear judgement while having all of the facts.
We apparently don't speak about the great thread title name change of 2017 :)
This OT was brought up to multiple mods, the OT was changed, then we discussed it as a group and it got changed back.
If you have problems or concerns you can ask me.
If you have problems or concerns you can ask me.
Android |OT| Big O - Root. Lick. Dunk.
Morning like Boo - Pick - Dumb, amirite
The discord channel where AJ is always evasive.
Also what kinda salty as person complains about thread titles ?
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Can someone be a mod of just one thread? We have no mod representation and it led to this #threadtitlegate. If so, I nominate Vanillalite to be the mod of this community. I propose his first order of business be to ban ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
BronsonLee who actually came up with such a terrible replacement title. Root. Lick. Dunk. really? or was it a group effort?
Discussed it with who? Nobody in the actual community got it discussed with.
That's the whole problem from the get go. Plus the discussion on said topic need to be out in the open so the community can know what it going on.
I'm sure AJ, Brot, Groof, Gwantau, Raven, Kinggroin, Mr Emote, Ty4on, Unknown, Broggie, Jazz, Jokir, Faceless ect... ect... would love to have an open discussion about this all as core members of the community, but none of them have had the chance to.
Instead the only response I've gotten is it was changed back and discussed by a bunch of people who never post nor are part of this current community.
Part of the issue is both on the previous forum and this forum Android GAF never had mod representation, and it's always been modded by the outside. Someone who's cool, calm, not a troll, and not banned all the time either there or here... Someone like Brot should be a mod. Not only to police tech topics, but to give our community a voice.
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